Railway tie



Ju ne 12. 1928.

1,672,876 w. M. BLACK RAILWAY TIE Filed Sept. 8, 1927 (/7 J 2' i i 1 i L i J7 ',6.Z- j: EM 7 4 7 7 1% 50 5.4. m Inwentar WWW r7 MK. $700k Attormgy Patented June 12, 1928.

M175 STATES rare-N OFFICE..-

Application filed September This invention relates to new and useful improvements in railway ties and aims to provide a tie that is so constructed as to permit the rails to be anchored thereto without necessitating the use of spikes or other driven fasteners. a

In carrying out the present invention, there is provided a tie constructed of parts of molded metal cooperating with which are readil attachable and detachable means for anchoring the rails thereto.

One of the most important objects of the invention is to provide atie wherein the life of the same is practically indefinite and wherein the rails may be quickly anchored to or removed therefrom.

l/Vith the foregoing and other objects in view as the nature of the invention will be better understood, the same comprises the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and claimed. y I

Figure 1 is atop)plai1 of my lmproved tie, a pair of rails eing fragmentarily d1sclosed disposed thereon,

Figure 2 is a side elevation,

Figure 3 is an enlarged horizontal section taken substantially on the-line 3-3 of F igure 1 for more clearly disclosing the means whereby the rails are secured to the ties, and i i Figure 4 is a perspective of one of the locking keys emp oyed in carrying out the present invention. it

Now having particular reference to the drawings, 5 designates a tie of cast or mold ed metal and of predetermined length and width. The top surface of this tie is formed adjacent its opposite ends with transversel extending channels 6-6 of very minor dept within which the base plates a-.a of a pair of rails AA are disposed. Extending parallel with these rail base receiving channels 6-6 and of relatively reater depth than said channels 66 are (love-tailed channels 7-7. Furthermore, the top surface of the. tie is provided with still further channels 8 inclined for engagement over the inc ined im. charm. 213,217.

top surface of the base of the rail on opposite sides of the top portion thereof. The lower legs of these cleats are plane and are adapted to rest within the horizontal channels 8-8 and upon the bottom walls thereof as clearlydisclosed in Figure 3. The outer surfaces of the web portions of these cleats are beveled to conform to the sides of the dovetailed transversely extending channels 7-7. After these cleats have been disposed in the position as indicated in Figure 3, dove-tail lockin keys 10-1O are forcibly driven within tfie transverse channels 77 for obviously binding against the web portions of the cleats 9-9 to prevent the disengagement of the same from the tie and rai It will thus be seen that I have provided a highly novel, simple and highl efficient railway tie together'with means for facilitating the anchoring of the rails thereto, and even though I have herein shown and described the invention as consisting of certain detailed structural elements, it is nevertheless to be understood that some changes may be made therein without afl'ecting the spirit orscope of the appendedclaims.

1. In a rail tie of the character described, a metallic body for disposition transversely beneath a pair of spaced rails, the top surface of the tie beneath each rail being formed with a shallow transverse channel for receiving the base of the rail, the top surface of the body being formed with deep channels at the sides of the first-mentioned channels which latter mentioned channels are intersected by other channels,a pair of elongated relatively Z-shaped cleats for each rail the upper legs of which are adapted for engagement upon the rail base and the lower legs for engagement within the longitudinal channels and key members for engagement within the deep channels for binding the lower legs of the cleats therein.

2. In a rail tie of the character-described,

a metallic body for disposition transversely beneath a pair of spaced rails, the top surface of the tie beneath each rail being formed with a shallow transverse channel for receiving the base of the rail, the top surface of, the bodybeing formed with deep channels at the sides of the first-mentioned channels which latter mentioned channels are intersected by other channels, a pair of elongated relatively Z-shaped cleats for each rail the upper legs of which are adapted for, en-

gagement upon the rail base and the lower legs for engagement within the longitudinal channels, and key members for engagement 5 within the dee channels for binding the lower legs of t e cleats therein, said deefi' channels in the body being dove-tailed while the outer face of the connecting portion of each cleat is beveled in conformity to the bevel of the key members whereupon the 10 members and cleats are revented from vertical movement within t a deep channels.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WILLIAM MORRISON BLACK. 

